Gay listings
Edinburgh Saturdays cont
Ms Demeanour Phoenix (‘ellar Bar. 48 Broughton Street. Sat 8 Sep. Monthly. Evening exclusively for Transvestites and transsexuals.
Luver Honeycomb. 15—17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. 10pm—3am. £12 (£10). Sat 15 Sep. Monthly. .lared. Tommy K and GP give it some funky-to—hard house in the main room with Newton & Stone's raunchy. gay-friendly party through the back
Bars
The Claremont The C laremont. 133—135 East Claremont Street. 556 5662. 8pm. Free. Sat 8 Sep. Fortnightly. MSC and The Bears organise the night with a dress code as wild as you dare.
Films
Hedwig and the Angry Inch General Release. From Thu 6 Sep. See Thu. What’s Cookin’ Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6—Thu 13 Sep. Dominion. 18 Newbattle Terrace. 447 4771. £3.70—-£5.90. From Fri 14 Sep. See Thu.
West Side Story The Lumiere. Royal Museum. Chamber Street. 247 4219. 3pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Sat 15 Sep. Four American homosexuals (Bernstein. Sondheim. Robbins & Laurents) create the greatest musical ever.
Iron Ladies Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Fri 7—Thu 13 Sep. See Thu.
Theatre
Don’t Forget Me Brunton Theatre. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£4.50). Sat 8 Sep. LA favourites. Starving Artists perform Godfrey l-lamilton's searing gay drama about two very different men.
Edinburgh Sundays
Clubs Lush Ego. Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm—3am. £3. Sun 9 Sep. Fortnightly.
Clubs
Bonnets 90 Glassford Street. 552 5761. l lpm—3.30am. £3—£6 (£2—£5). Glasgow’s longest running gay club open five nights a week with some damn fine dancing Wed to Sun. Thu night is student night.
Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10pm—3am. £5. Downstairs in the Polo is the place to dance with club nights Fri to Sun with Fresh. Lush and Carry on Polo.
Cube 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. 11pm—3am. £3 (£2 with tlyer). Formerly known as Planet Peach this revamped club holds gay nights on Mon and Tue with Passionality and F.U.N. both playing cheesy chart and handbag house.
0 Bar 191 Ingram Street. 559 6844.
1 1pm—3am. £3. This new kid on the block plays disco classics every Tue.
Bars
Sadie Frosts 8—1() West George Street. 332 8005. Free. Something for everyone throughout the week with Dis (Fri. Sat and Mon). karaoke (Thu and Sun) and quizzes (Tue and Wed). To be a little bit different Tue blends the quiz and karaoke and comes up with quizoke while Sun is women only in the Blue Room.
Delmonicas 68 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. I)e|s has a week packed full of things to keep you amused with [Ms on Fri. Sat. Mon and Tue. a quiz on Thu. karaoke on Sun and a ames night on Wed.
L BT Centre 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. Free. The bar/cafe in the LGBT not only serves coffees. food and drink but also has karaoke from Fri to Stin and a film night on a Mon.
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Films
Hedwig and the Angry Inch General
Release. From Thu 6 Sep. See Thu.
What’s Cookin’ Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6--'lhu 13 Sep. Dominion. 18 Newbattle
Terrace. 447 4771. £3.70—£5.90. From Fri
14 Sep. See Thu. Mildred Pierce The Lumiere. Royal
Museum. (‘hamber Street. 247 4219. 2pm.
£4.50 (£2.50). Sun 9 Sep. Joan Crawford plays it for all she can in this classic camp melodrama.
Iron Ladies Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Fri 7 -Thu 13 Sep. See Thu.
E Edinburgh Mondays
' Clubs
Trendy Wendy Planet ()ut. Greenside
Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10pm~-1am. Free. Entertainment from Mon to Thu with everything from laid-hack sounds and live music from Tom and Marj at the beginning of the week to funk. disco and requests nearer the weekend.
Revolver 6a John Street. 553 2456. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly. Popular new bar which hosts arcade game and quiz nights on Fri nights and Sat afternoons and also has a superb free jukebox. Court Bar 69 Hutcheson Street. 552 2463. 6.30~10pm. Free. A popular traditional bar where you can chill all week. apart from Sun when there is karaoke.
Waterloo Waterloo Street. 229 5891. One of Glasgow‘s best known gay bars. Candle Bar 20 (‘andleriggs. 564 1285. 9pm. Free. This lively bar has a disco flavour on Wed. Fri and Sat. with (‘hris Miller providing live entertainment on Thu joined by the lovely May at the Tue club and with gossip/trivia/karaoke in the company of Angie() on a Sun.
GLASGOW GROUPS
Body Positive 3 Park Quadrant. 332 5010. Support and advice for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Centre for Women’s Health 2 Sandyford Place. 21 l 6700. Offering a range of information and services to women and specific services for lesbians. Glasgow Lesbian Line PO Box 686. G3 7TI.. 552 3355. Giving advice and support either on the phone or by SAIi.
Glasgow Women’s Library 109 Trongate. 552 8345. Open Tue—Fri l—6pm; Sat 2—5pm. A library full of women‘s literature as well as the lesbian archive. This is also the ideal place to
Hamilton: Don’t Forget Me
Place. 524 0061. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Fortnightly. Trendy Wendy of Tackno fame plays every fortnight (Mon 17 Sep) with DJ‘s doing their stuff on the weeks in between.
Groups
Gay Men’s Swimming Group Call 226 4476. 8pm. Weekly. Informal swimming session. Call for more information.
Films Hedwig and the Angry Inch General Release. From Thu 6 Sep. See Thu.
What’s Cookin’ Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6—Thu 13 Sep. Dominion. 18 Newbattle Terrace. 447 4771. £3.70—£5.90. From Fri 14 Sep. Sec Thu.
Iron Ladies Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.5() (£2—£4). Fri 7—Thu 13 Sep. See Thu.
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Phace West 49 Bath Street. 332 3838. The main service in the West of Scotland for people who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Steve Retson Project 2 Sandyford Place. 221 8601. Open Tue & Thu 5—8.30pm. Sexual health advice and counselling for gay men.
Strathclyde Lesbian S Gay Switchboard PO Box 38. G2 20E. 332 8372. Open 7—10pm daily. Confidential advice for all gay men and lesbians.
Bi-G-Les C/() LGBT. l 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. Group offering befriending and support network for lesbians. bisexuals and gay men under the age of 25.
EDINBURGH SCENE
Clubs
C.C. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. A bar and club with a whole host of high camp and disco classics.
The Honeycomb 15—17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. 1 1pm—3am. £8 (£6). Every Sun The Honeycomb play host to Taste. a night of hard house and hedonism with DJs Fisher & Price and guests.
Bars
C.C. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. A bar and club with a whole host of high camp and disco classics.
Habana Greenside Place. 558 1270. Free.
Frenchies Rose Street. 225 7651. Free. A place to drink and chat or wait until Sun for the trivia quiz or Wed for karaoke with Titty Galore.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Film
Hedwig and the Angry Inch General Release. From Thu 6 Sep. See Thu.
What’s Cookin’ Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6—Thu 13 Sep. Dominion. l8 Newbattle Terrace. 447 477 l. £3.70—£5.90. From Fri 14 Sep. See Thu. Iron Ladies Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Fri 7—Thu 13 Sep. See Thu.
Comedy
OOT On Tuesday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5. More gay- friendly debauchery and easy-going laughs courtesy of compere Craig Hill. games host Joon Broon. Cathy P and David Kay.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Groups
Women’s Group Drop-In LGB Centre. 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. 7pm. Free. Weekly. Informal drop-in group for women.
Edinburgh Gay Women’s Group Nexus. Broughton Street. 557 8847. 7pm. Free. Weekly. Social group. Icebreakers C.C. Blooms . 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 8—9.15pm. Wed 12 Sep. Monthly. Group for lesbians. gay men. bisexuals. and transgender people.
Films
Hedwig and the Angry Inch General Release. From Thu 6 Sep. See Thu.
What’s Cookin’ Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6—Thu 13 Sep. Dominion. 18 Newbattle Terrace. 447 4771. £3.70—£5.90. From Fri 14 Sep. See Thu. Iron Ladies Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Fri 7—Thu 13 Sep. See Thu.
Blue Moon Café 1 Barony Street. 557091 1. Free. Edinburgh‘s longest running gay cafe.
Nexus 6() Broughton Street. 478 7069. This café/bar is part of the LGB Centre and serves tip good food as well as being a great place to find out what is happening.
Planet Out Greenside Place. 524 0061. 9pm—lam. Free. A darn fine bar with Dis every Mon night and Trendy Wendy of Tackno fame doing her stuff every fortnight.
The Gilded Saloon Cow-gate. 9pm—Iam. Free. Every Sun the Saloon holds the very convenient pre-club session for Taste at the Honeycomb.
EDINBURGH GROUPS
Dykes Night Out PO Box 169. EH1 3LU. Informal get-togethers and social evenings for women. Stonewall Youth Project Contact 622 2266 (Office) or 0845 1 130 005 (Youthline). Regular meetings and social events for lesbians. gay men. bisexuals and the transgendered under the age of 26.
Gay Men’s Health ()asis Drop—[n Centre. 10a Union Street. 558 9444. Free advice and counselling for gay and bi men as well as those questioning their sexuality.
LGBT Police Link [.08 Centre. 60 Broughton Street. Mon 6—7pm. Weekly. (Tall 620 5138. 620 5140 if you want a chat with your community officer.
Lothian Gay 8. Lesbian Switchboard 556 4049. 7.3()—l()pm every day. Gay and lesbian helpline giving all types of advice including sexual health and HIV/AIDS. Lesbian Line 557 ()751. Mon & Thu 7.30—10pm. Helpline.